PMOS

Illustration of a uterus and ovaries overlaid on a grid of white tiles, symbolizing the shift from viewing PCOS as an ovarian condition alone to recognizing PMOS as a complex multisystem endocrine and metabolic disorder.

A Name Long Overdue: PCOS Becomes PMOS, and What That Means for the hEDS Community

  There is exciting news for the recently reported 17% of hEDS patients and 14.7% of HSD patients who experience polycystic ovary syndrome, now renamed to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.   On May 12th, 2026, a new article was published in The Lancet announcing the name change from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic […]